GLACY+ Activities
SPANISH/ESPAÑOLA AND PORTUGUESE/PORTUGUÊS VERSIONS
GLACY+: Online Regional Workshops in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America on Establishment and functioning of the 24/7 Points of Contact Network
A series of three online regional workshops were conducted by the Council of Europe, focusing on Establishment and functioning of the 24/7 Points of Contact Network under the Budapest Convention. The events were held on 28, 29 and 30 July 2020, being respectively addressed to Africa, Asia-Pacific...
GLACY+: High Level Workshop in the Republic of Congo on Cybercrime Legislation and the Budapest Convention
The workshop was co-organized by the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy of the Republic of Congo, following the expression of interest by Congolese authorities to reinforce their criminal justice capacities on cybercrime and electronic evidence and...
GLACY + & INTERPOL: Virtual Workshop On Data Protection And Global Policing Capabilities Implemented by INTERPOL
The training on data protection and global police capabilities dedicated to law enforcement and also to criminal investigators took place this year online, from July 15 to 17. The three-days workshop organized as part of the GLACY + project (Global Action on Cybercrime) in collaboration with...
GLACY+: First responders course delivered online
After being confined at the “Ecole des Officiers de la Gendarmerie National” for three months as a group due to the Covid-19 pandemic, forty-seven gendarmerie officers of seventeen African countries successfully concluded the Council of Europe’s, Regional Training of trainers First responders’...
Cybercrime in Africa and the challenges of international cooperation
The U.S. Department of Justice (USDoJ) and the Council of Europe (CoE) organized on 16 June 2020 a webinar on the challenges of international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the Africa region. Some 60 participants from twelve countries attended: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo...
Cybercrime and criminal justice: EU-CoE webinars kick off with Asia-Pacific
The European Union and the Council of Europe are launching a series of five online regional webinars on cybercrime and criminal justice in cyberspace, in preparation of the UN-level negotiation on a new treaty on ‘countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal...
GLACY+: Webinar on Cybercrime and terrorism: The criminal justice response
The webinar held on 12 June 2020 on "Cybercrime and terrorism: The criminal justice response" was a joint initiative of the Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) of the Council of Europe and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism. During the webinar the panelists discussed about the criminal justice...
GLACY+: Workshop for Maldivian authorities to raise awareness on the Budapest Convention
An introductory workshop on cybercrime legislation for Maldivian criminal justice authorities was co-organized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Council of Europe on 9 and 10 June 2020. The on-line seminar, organized in the framework of the GLACY+ Project, was intended to kick-off a...
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GLACY+: Paraguay progresses on legislative reform on cybercrime and electronic evidence
Some thirty Paraguayan officials, comprising of Judges, Prosecutors and Deputies to the National Assembly and the Senate, attended a one and a half day online workshop, organized of by the Cybercrime Programme office (C-PROC) and the ‘Ministerio Publico de Paraguay’ within the framework of the...
Good practices of collaboration on cybercrime and electronic evidence
CSIRTs and criminal justice authorities
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) organized on May 11, 2020, a webinar in collaboration with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), focused on how Computer Security Incident Response...
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GLACY+: ECUADOR launches its legislative reform on cybercrime
More than thirty Ecuadorian officials attended a one and a half days online legislative drafting workshop on 28-29 May 2020, organized by Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana) and supported by the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended...
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C-PROC Webinar on challenges and answers for criminal justice authorities in LATAM area
Designed for Latin America and the Caribbean, the third webinar hosted by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) on 8 May engaged experienced speakers and more than 200 professionals from the region in discussions on cybercrime challenges for criminal justice...
Joint C-PROC & INTERPOL Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Crimes
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) together with partner INTERPOL hosted on 13th of May a webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Crimes. The webinar was attended by more than 300 participants coming from various relevant environments such as academia,...
Brainstorming on the review of the judicial training courses on cybercrime
On 6-8 May, three of the capacity building projects on cybercrime - GLACY+, iPROCEEDS - 2 and CyberEast - joined forces and brought together six international experts to discuss the re-design of the judicial training courses developed by the Council of Europe. Following the virtual brainstorming...
C-PROC Webinar on the establishment and functioning of specialized cybercrime units
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) hosted today a webinar on the Establishment and functioning of specialized cybercrime units. The webinar was attended by some 80 representatives from the law enforcement agencies of countries from Europe, Latin America and...
Global state of cybercrime legislation – webinar series kick off
The first of a series of webinars by the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) took place today with a focus on the “global state of cybercrime legislation”. Following a presentation on the results of a global survey carried out by C-PROC, representatives of Fiji and The...
Guatemala was invited today to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.
Guatemala was invited today to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) had previously worked with the authorities in Guatemala on drafting a bill on cybercrime and electronic evidence in compliance with the Budapest...
C-PROC launches cybercrime webinars
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) has set up a program of webinars to reach out to its community and continue working on strengthening capacities of criminal justice authorities worldwide. The first in the series of webinars will be focused on the Global State of...
GLACY+: Drafting Workshop on legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Namibia
The Council of Europe organized on 27 – 28 February 2020 a legislative drafting workshop to assist with the finalization of Namibia’s cybercrime bill, with the coordinating support of Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). The activity drew a broad level of...
GLACY+: Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop on the Data Protection Bill in Namibia
The Council of Europe and the Commonwealth Secretariat co-organized on 24 – 26 February 2020 a first mission on data protection legislative drafting, with the coordinating support of Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). The activity drew a very high and broad...
C-PROC: International Meeting on Cooperation with Foreign Service Providers
The European Commission and the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) based in Bucharest, Romania hosted in Tbilisi, Georgia an international meeting on cooperation with foreign service providers. The event took place from Wednesday, 26 February 2020 to Friday, 28 February...
GLACY+: Advisory Mission on Cybercrime Legislation in Belize
The Council of Europe and the Forum of Presidents of Legislative Assemblies (FOPREL), in the framework of the on-going agreement for Cooperation on Cybercrime in Central America and the Caribbean Basin co-organized a mission of legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Belize from 10...
GLACY+: Strengthening the capacities of African countries to respond to cyber terrorism attacks
On 18 and 19 February the GLACY+ project was invited to contribute to the African regional workshop on “Enhancing the Capacity of Member States to prevent and Investigate Cyber-Attacks by Terrorist Actors and Mitigate their Impact”, organized in Nairobi, Kenya by the United Nations...
GLACY+: The Gambia hosts the validation workshop on the Cybercrime Bill 2020
The validation workshop on cybercrime legislation was hosted by the Ministry of Communication and Information Infrastructure (MOICI) in the Gambia and co-organized by the Council of Europe and Expertise France, in the framework of two European Union funded initiatives, namely the GLACY+ and...
C-PROC is recruiting a Financial Assistant
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) invites applications from qualified candidates interested in a position of Financial Assistant. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2020. Vacancy Notice n° o11/2020
C-PROC is recruiting Project Assistants for capacity building projects on cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) invites applications from qualified candidates interested in a position of Project Assistant. Current vacancies are related to projects aimed at strengthening criminal justice capacities on cybercrime and electronic evidence, such...
GLACY+: Burkina Faso becomes a priority country
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) and INTERPOL carried out the initial assessment of Burkina Faso, in view of its inclusion among the priority countries of the GLACY+ project for capacity building on cybercrime. With the support of the Ministry of Justice, the team...
GLACY+: Initial scoping mission in Congo - Brazzaville
On 28-30 January the GLACY+ Project joined forces with the Cyber4Dev Project of the European Union and conducted an initial scoping mission in Congo Brazzaville. The aim of the activity was to identify priorities and needs of national institutions in the areas of: cyber security and cyber...
C-PROC: Call for Short-Term Consultants (Ad-Hoc Basis)
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) based in Bucharest, Romania has launched a Call for consultancy services on cybercrime and electronic evidence for short-term consultants on an ad-hoc basis. Please consult the full call below and submit the requested documentation...
GLACY+: The Dominican Republic works on new data protection law
The Dominican Republic initiated drafting a new national legislation on the protection of privacy and personal data in compliance with the Council of Europe's Convention 108+, the modernized landmark instrument in this field. In order to have the data protection law in line with international...
Burkina Faso invited to join the Budapest Convention
Today, Burkina Faso was also invited to accede to the Budapest Convention. The Parliament of Burkina Faso had recently adopted domestic legislation in line with the requirements of this treaty and is benefitting from the project on Global Action on Cybercrime Extended (GLACY+). State of...
GLACY+: 5th Americas Working Group Meeting on Cybercrime for Heads of Cybercrime Units
GLACY+ Project together with Cyber Americas Project and the Dominican Republic National Police co-organized the 5th INTERPOL Americas Working Group Meeting on Cybercrime for Heads of Units on 11-14 November 2019 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The event was attended by 48 participants -...
GLACY+/CyberSouth: The Presidency of the Public Prosecution Office in Morocco trains reference prosecutors on cybercrime and electronic evidence with the support of the Council of Europe
On 28-29 November 2019, the Council of Europe supported the Presidency of the Public Prosecution Office in the delivery of a two days training on international cooperation on cybercrime. Within the premises of the High Judicial Institute of Rabat, 40 reference prosecutors were trained on how to...
GLACY+: Support to the Introductory judicial course on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Costa Rica
The Council of Europe supported the Training and Supervision Unit of the Public Prosecutor's Office (UCS) from Costa Rica in organizing the Introductory judicial course on cybercrime and electronic evidence for judges and prosecutors, during 25-28 November 2019. For the first time in Costa Rica,...
GLACY+: Advisory mission on cybercrime legislation in Fiji
A three days advisory mission on cybercrime legislation was concluded on 1 November in Suva, Fiji, conducted in the framework of the GLACY+ and the Cybercrime@Octopus Projects. The activity, co-organized with the Office of the Attorney General of Fiji, aimed at analyzing the draft proposal of the...
Cybecrime@Octopus: Council of Europe supported the Climax Week of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month of Ghana
The Council of Europe through GLACY+ and Cybercrime@Octopus Projects supported the organization of three consecutive events in the framework of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM 2019) of Ghana. Formal opening of the Climax Week of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month of...
GLACY+: Inter-Ministerial Round Table on cyber security and cybercrime in West Africa, Ghana an ECOWAS best practice
An Inter-Ministerial Round Table on cyber security and cybercrime in West Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, as high-level event of the Climax Week of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The meeting gathered together Ministers, diplomats and other dignitaries of countries from the ECOWAS...
Council of Europe and Eurojust 2nd international conference: Darknet and online sexual violence against children
The second joint conference on cybercrime organized by Eurojust and the Council of Europe focuses on investigations of online sexual violence against children in the Darknet. The event is gathering some 120 participants from countries supported by cybercrime capacity building projects of the...
Council of Europe and US join forces for enhancing capacities in the African Region
The International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Attorney Advisor (ICHIP) and Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the US DOJ led the organization of the African Regional Workshop on Cybercrime, National Cyber Security and Internet Piracy, together with the...
GLACY+: Integrating modules on cybercrime and e-evidence in the judicial training curricula of Costa Rica
The Attorney General of Costa Rica, Ms. Emilia Navas Aparicio, inaugurated the workshop aimed at discussing and supporting the integration of training modules on cybercrime and electronic evidence into the regular judicial training curricula in the country: Knowledge is power, and understanding...
GLACY+: Strategic partnership with FOPREL and discussions with Mexican authorities
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), through the GLACY+ project, undertook a mission to Mexico with two main purposes: To participate in the 22nd Extraordinary Meeting of the Forum of Presidents of National Parliaments of countries in Central America and Caribbean...
GLACY+: Advisory Mission on Cybercrime Legislation in FOPREL countries
The XII Meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission on Citizen Security and Administration of Justice and IX Meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission on International Affairs and Regional Integration of FOPREL were organized by the Forum of Presidents of Legislative Powers of Central...
GLACY+ at the 2nd meeting of CiberRede
The second meeting of CiberRede, the Ibero-American Network of Specialized Prosecutors on Cybercrime focused on discussing possible legislative gaps in the various countries in this area, departing from the international legal frameworks and the recommendations of international organizations....
GLACY+ and iPROCEEDS: Workshop on channels and avenues for international cooperation in cybercrime
The Council of Europe and INTERPOL organized a Workshop on channels and avenues for international cooperation in cybercrime, at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore, dedicated to police officers coming from GLACY+ and iPROCEEDS priority countries. The workshop was opened by...
First Data Protection Conference for the African Region
The first ever Africa Data Protection and Privacy Conference was organised in Accra from 24 to 27 June, gathering the African Data Protection Network as well as numerous representatives of African countries which do not yet have data protection laws and/or authorities. The open part of the...
Benin invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
On 21 June 2019, Benin was invited to accede to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Earlier this year, Benin received a visit of a delegation of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and held a workshop on the Budapest Convention which confirmed that the country has the necessary...
GLACY+: Sixty-two African Gendarmerie officers participate in a Cybercrime Training for First Responders
The Council of Europe is organizing the Training of Trainers for First Responders on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in collaboration with the Gendarmerie Nationale of Senegal, at the Ecole d’Officiers de la Gendarmerie Nationale (E.O.G.N). It is a course for young officers, integrated in...
GLACY+: Cybercrime Policies and Strategies for the Caribbean Region
The Council of Europe organized, with the support of the Dominican Government and the CARICOM Crime and Security Implementation Agency (CARICOM IMPACS), a regional conference for the countries of the Caribbean Community, aimed at facilitating the development of specific policies and strategies...
GLACY+: Cyber security and cybercrime maturity assessment of Namibia
An assessment of the cyber security and cybercrime capacities of Namibia has been conducted through a joint in-country mission of the World Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UK FCO and the Council of Europe, in the framework of the GLACY+ Project. The initiative, coordinated by the Ministry...
Cooperation on cybercrime in the Pacific: PILON meets in Vanuatu
The 3rd meeting of the Cybercrime Working Group of the Pacific Island Law Officers Network (PILON) is focusing on the international sharing of electronic evidence. In the opening session of the regional meeting, Leotrina Macomber, Chair of the PILON Cybercrime Working Group, noted that...
Second Expert Meeting on the FRA/CoE Handbook on Cybercrime and Fundamental Rights
Representatives from the European Commission (DG JUST and DG HOME), Eurojust, Europol, ENISA, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), UNODC, OSCE, the Prosecution Service of Austria, the Netherlands, Romania and international experts from the academia actively participated and contributed to the second...
Open Source Tools for Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Forensics - FREETOOL showcase
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), in collaboration with the University College Dublin – Center for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation organised the FREETOOL Showcase Workshop on 15-17 May 2019 at SELEC’s Headquarters, Bucharest, Romania. The event gathered...
GLACY+: Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in Cape Verde
GLACY+ delivered the first Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) on cybercrime and electronic evidence for judges, prosecutors lawyers and other judicial officials of Cape Verde. The 31 participants consisted in a mixture of judges, prosecutors, lawyers, judiciary police officials, and...
GLACY+: 2nd meeting of the Cybercrime Forum for CPLP countries
The GLACY+ project organized in cooperation with the Cybercrime Forums Coordination of the Public Prosecution Services of the Lusophone countries (CPLP) and with the Office of the General Public Prosecutor of Cape Verde, an international conference on the Fight against Cybercrime – The Public...
GLACY+ at the EU Cyber Forum
The GLACY+ project is represented by approximately 20 delegates from all priority countries who are now attending the EU Cyber Forum in Brussels, Belgium. Bringing together over 120 attendees from all over the world, the EU Cyber Forum provides a platform where different EU actors and partner...
GLACY+: Advanced Judicial Training for Chilean Trained Trainers
The Advanced Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was opened in Santiago on Monday, 8 April 2019, by Chile's General Attorney, Mr. Jorge Abbott. The twenty-something participants who completed in November 2018 the basic training have now been immersed in a practical training...
GLACY+: The Gambia commits to join the international network of the fight against cybercrime
The first draft of a modern legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence was finalized in The Gambia, fully in line with the international standards provided by the Budapest Convention. The draft law is the result of a 3-day workshop supported by the Council of Europe in the framework of...
GLACY+: Mainstreaming cybercrime training modules in the curricula of Ghanaian Judicial Training Institutions
After the roll-out of the new Introductory Judicial Training and Advanced Judicial Training courses in Ghana, the GLACY+ project continued with a discussion on the long-term integration of judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence into the curricula of training institutions,...
GLACY+: National Conference on the Technical Implementation of the Budapest Convention
The Council of Europe, in collaboration with the office of the National Cyber Security Centre advisor of the Republic of Ghana, organized the National Conference on the Technical Implementation of the Budapest Convention in Accra, Ghana on 18-19 March 2019. The conference brought together 120+...
GLACY+: Workshop on cybercrime and e-evidence for Sri Lankan new Judges
The Sri Lanka Judges' Institute, together with the Council of Europe, organized a 2-day intense workshop, based on the Basic judicial course on cybercrime and electronic evidence, adapted for the intake of new judges in the Sri Lankan judicial system. The workshop was entirely delivered by...
CyberSouth and GLACY+: Visit of the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco at C-PROC
On 11 of March 2019, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) welcomed the visit of the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr Mohamed AUAJJAR and his delegation. This visit was part of a series of meetings that the Moroccan delegation had scheduled in Romania...
GLACY+: Costa Rica joins the countries that received Basic Judicial Training on cybercrime
The GLACY+ project is delivering the first Introductory Training of Trainers (ToT) Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in San José. The medium term goal of this course is to establish a group of Costa Rican trainers able to instruct and equip their peers with the basic skills and...
GLACY+: Basic Judicial Training in Nigeria
GLACY+ trainers delivered the Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers’ (ToT) Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence to a group of 24 judges, prosecutors and members of the Federal Ministry of Justice in Nigeria. The training course included sessions on technology, threats and trends,...
Indonesian prosecutors trained on cybercrime and e-evidence
A delegation of officials from the Philippines delivered the Introductory course on cybercrime and electronic evidence to some 30 Indonesian prosecutors in Jakarta. The program was organized in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia, as part of the Joint...
Cybercrime@Octopus: Review of Guatemalan cybercrime legislation
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) conducted an advisory mission on legislation with the objective of agreeing with the national institutions of Guatemala on a final draft bill on cybercrime and electronic evidence, in compliance with the Budapest Convention and...
GLACY+: Introductory Training of Trainers on Cybercrime and E-Evidence for Prosecutors and State Attorneys of the ASEAN Region
The Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Council of Europe jointly organised in Manila this week the Introductory Training of Trainers Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for Prosecutors and State Attorneys of the ASEAN Region. The course is part of the European Union and the Council...
GLACY+: Second regional training on cybercrime for the ECOWAS countries and Mauritania
The Council of Europe organized an advanced judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence for judges and prosecutors of the French and Portuguese speaking countries from the ECOWAS region and Mauritania. The event is part of the GLACY+ Joint Project of the European Union and the Council...
GLACY+: First judicial training in Chile
Over the course of one week, 25 Chilean Prosecutors and Judges received an Introductory training on Cybercrime and electronic evidence in Santiago de Chile. The Training of Trainers course (ToT) was delivered in a shared and cooperative manner by two international experts of the Council of Europe...
President Akufo-Addo: Ghana to accede to the Budapest Convention
President Akufo-Addo of Ghana announced earlier this week that his country will shortly accede to the Budapest Convention. He spoke at the climax event of the Cybersecurity Awareness and a safer Digital Ghana Month on Monday. The Council of Europe – through its project Cybercrime@Octopus – this...
First African Forum on Cybercrime
The African Union Commission, together with a number of partnering organisations, holds the first continent-wide African Forum on Cybercrime from 16 to 18 October 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia bringing together more than 250 delegates from across the continent. The Commissioner for Infrastructure...
GLACY+: Advisory mission on cybercrime legislation and policies in Costa Rica
A Council of Europe team of experts worked for four days in brainstorming sessions with officials from Costa Rica involved in the drafting and application of cybercrime legislation with a two-folded objective: To gather specific information regarding the existing legislation on cybercrime and...
The Council of Europe hosts session on cybercrime legislation in Africa at the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18)
FIFAfrica convenes various stakeholders from the areas of internet governance and online rights in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online. This...
GLACY+: Workshop on Data Protection Legislation
Carried out under the GLACY+ Project notably aimed at providing advice on legislation in line with the Budapest Convention and rule of law and human rights, including data protection standards, the Residential Drafting Retreat on Data Protection Legislation in Nigeria is being held in Calabar,...
GLACY+: Joint International Workshop for Cybercrime Investigation Units and MLA Central Authorities
INTERPOL, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Police Force, and with the support of the GLACY+ project, organized a joint workshop to raise awareness on the actual international cooperation instruments that are available to cybercrime investigation units. The workshop focused particularly on the...
Vanuatu on the way to develop cybercrime legislation
A team of Council of Europe experts worked for four days in brainstorming sessions with officials from Vanuatu to revise and adapt the current legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The working group included 15 national experts, as well as international consultants who agreed upon a...
GLACY+: Internet Investigation and Mobile Forensic Course in Tonga
In the framework of the agreement between ECTEG and the C-PROC Office, which foresees the delivery of ECTEG courses and materials to specialized Law Enforcement officers of the GLACY+ priority countries, two courses were organized in Tonga, on open-source forensics technique and on mobile...
GLACY+: ECTEG Course on Live Data Forensics delivered by INTERPOL in the Philippines
In the framework of the agreement between ECTEG and the C-PROC office, which foresees the delivery of ECTEG courses and materials to specialized Law Enforcement officers of the GLACY+ priority countries, a course on Live Data Forensics was organized in the Philippines and delivered by INTERPOL,...
GLACY+: Special Programme on Cybercrime for the Supreme Court Justices of Mauritius
The Council of Europe organized a dedicated high level workshop on cybercrime and electronic evidence for the Supreme Court Justices of Mauritius. A large majority of the Supreme Court Judges were actively engaged over the three-day program. The content was specifically crafted on the needs...
GLACY+: 2018/AO/45 - Call for tenders - 31 August 2018 - Provision of event organisation services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Joint Project of the European Union and the Council of Europe – Global Action on Cybercrime Extended - GLACY+ – is launching a Call for Tenders 2018/AO/45 for event organisation services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, concerning the “African Forum on Cybercrime: Policies and Legislation,...
GLACY+: Judicial Training Course for English speaking countries of the ECOWAS region
The Advanced Judiciary Training Course on Cybercrime and Electronic evidence of Judges, Magistrates and Prosecutors in the ECOWAS Region took place between 17 and 20 July. The training was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Communications Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei and was attended by other high...
GLACY+: Samoa takes first steps towards the Budapest Convention
Together with the Attorney General's Office in Samoa, the Council of Europe organized a succession of two events aimed at assessing the Samoan legislation and providing key concepts to criminal justice professionals on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The two successive workshops were very...
Morocco joins the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
Today, Morocco has deposited the instruments of accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Additional Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism. With Morocco’s accession, the Convention on Cybercrime has now 60 states parties. A further 11 States have signed it or been invited to accede....
GLACY+: Advanced Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in the ASEAN Region
The Council of Europe, in partnership with the Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) and the Supreme Court of the Philippines carried out the Advanced Judicial Training Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for Judges, Magistrates and Prosecutors from the ASEAN Region in...
GLACY+: INTERPOL Instructor Development Course
The INTERPOL Instructor Development Course is designed for instructors who want to gain experience in adult learning principles and design of instruction and course managers who are responsible for designing and managing training and/or performance improvement program for their organizations. In...
Cabo Verde joins the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the Data Protection Convention 108
Cabo Verde acceded today to the Council of Europe´s Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, and to the Data Protection Convention 108. The Minister of Justice and Labour of Cabo Verde, Janine Lelis, deposited the accession documents during a ceremony in Strasbourg on the side-lines of a meeting of the...
GLACY+: Cape Verde joins the project to build up national capacities on cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) and INTERPOL undertook an assessment visit to Cape Verde within the framework of the GLACY+ project. As one of the priority countries of the project, Cape Verde will benefit from a consolidated set of activities aimed at...
Combatting Online Child Abuse in the Pacific: regional workshop
The Attorney General’s Office of Tonga hosted the Second Pacific Islands Law Officer’s Network Cybercrime Workshop on "Combatting Online Child Abuse in the Pacific". The four-day workshop was attended by more than 40 participants from 15 countries in the Pacific and was organized through the...
GLACY+: Costa Rica joins the project
Under the national coordination of the Public Ministry (Ministerio Público) of Costa Rica, the Council of Europe undertook the first country assessment visit between 21 and 24 May, in view of Costa Rica's integration in the GLACY+ project. During these four days, a group of international...
Regional training on cybercrime for African Gendarmerie officers
L’École des Officiers de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EOGN) from Senegal, in cooperation with the EU and the Council of Europe through the GLACY+ project, organized a five day training on cybercrime matters and electronic evidence gathering for officers across the African continent. The training...
GLACY+: Gambia starts work on its cybercrime legislation
The Council of Europe, together with the Gambian authorities, organized the first workshop on cybercrime in Banjul providing the context to discuss and advice on the current legal framework on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the country. A large number of institutions and organizations...
GLACY+: Initial assessment of Nigeria
The Initial assessment of Nigeria was intended to have a twofold goal: To establish the GLACY+ National Team that will support the Council of Europe in the implementation of the related programme, and officially appoint the National Team Coordinator, who will be the main point of contact in the...
GLACY+: Chile to join the project
The Council of Europe and INTERPOL conducted in Santiago, Chile, an assessment mission on the implementation of the Budapest Convention, with the main purpose of integrating Chile among the priority countries of the GLACY+ project. The national team that will support the Council of Europe and...
GLACY+: Cyber Security and Cybercrime Policies for African Diplomats
The African Union Commission and the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) are organising in Addis Ababa a two-day workshop on Cyber Security and Cybercrime Policies for African Diplomats. This event is part of the ongoing collaboration between the African Union Commission and...
Joint Second Regional Cybercrime Cooperation Exercise currently in progress in Chisinau
A joint effort between the Cybercrime@EAP 2018 and GLACY+ projects of the Council of Europe, the Second Regional Cybercrime Cooperation Exercise is currently in progress in Chisinau, Moldova. From 27 to 30 March 2018, up to 60 participants from the Eastern Partnership region and countries such as...
GLACY+: Over 300 Sri Lankan Judges received basic training in cybercrime and electronic evidence
The third and final Workshop dedicated to Sri Lankan District Judges and Magistrates on "Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence" was concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 March. This workshop had 75 judges, including two judges from the Judicial Academy in Nepal. With the conclusion this third...
GLACY+: First judicial training of trainers on cybercrime for the ASEAN region takes place in the Philippines
The Council of Europe and the Office of Cybercrime of the Department of Justice of the Philippines (DOJ-OOC) are organizing the first introductory training of trainers course (ToT) for Judges, Magistrates and Prosecutors of the ASEAN Region between 20 and 23 March 2018. The training is delivered...
GLACY+: Burkina Faso prepares law on Cybercrime
The Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion of Burkina Faso organized, with the support of the Council of Europe, through the GLACY + project, a workshop to develop a draft law on cybercrime and electronic evidence. The purpose of this activity was to develop and align Burkina...
GLACY+: Pariticpation in the Workshop on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity for BIMSTEC Member Countries
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand). It is a...
GLACY+: Participation in the Hong Kong Police Cyber Command Course
The Hong Kong Police Force organized a "Cyber Command Course" between 12 and 16 March 2018. The course was aimed at building up cyber capacity of officers at commanding level, or of future commanders, in order for them to address matters arising from cybersecurity and cybercrime investigation....
Nepal starts the work to harmonize legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence with international standards
The Attorney General’s Office of Nepal, together with the Council of Europe, organized a 3 day workshop in Kathmandu to discuss how to improve national cybercrime laws in the light of international standards, and strengthen criminal justice response to cybercrime challenges. The workshop follows...
GLACY+: Participation in the Data Focus Conference 2018
Two sessions were presented by CoE experts from the Philippines during the two events of the Data Focus Conference held in Indonesia on 5 and 8 March 2018. The sessions focused on the use of the Budapest Convention in practical cases and the roadmap to accession to the Convention, based on the...
GLACY+: Support the Sri Lankan Police CID in the set-up of a Cybercrime Division
An advisory mission was organized to support the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sri Lanka Police in the current undertaking to create a Computer Crime Unit (CCU). During the visit, the cybercrime situation in Sri Lanka was presented and assessed by the representatives of the Sri Lankan...
ICANN Public Safety Working Group meeting
In the framework of the GLACY+ project, the Council of Europe, which is part of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN, and specifically of the Public Safety Working Group, was invited to participate in the inter-sessional meeting, hosted in Brussels by DG Home, to stimulate a joint...
GLACY+: Meetings of the Ibero-American Public Prosecution Services focused on cybercrime
Three meetings were held between 5 and 7 February, at the Prosecutor General's Office, in Lisbon, with the purpose of building a stronger cooperation on cybercrime in the Ibero-american space. The first annual meeting of the Ibero-American cyber network (CiberRede/CiberRed), established in 2016,...
GLACY+: Uganda kick started the process to accede to the Budapest Convention
The Council of Europe led an advisory mission to assist the Government of Uganda in harmonizing legislation on cybercrime and electronic evidence towards the ratification of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Uganda has kick started the process of acceding to the Budapest Convention by...
GLACY+: Towards a mainstream approach to training judges and prosecutors in cybercrime and e-evidence
Ensuring that judges, magistrates, and prosecutors have sufficient knowledge related to cybercrime and e-evidence and keep up with the ever increasing challenges posed by this kind of crimes is essential for them to fulfil their roles effectively. These are common issues to all countries and...
GLACY+: Ghana to become a judicial training hub on cybercrime and e-evidence for the ECOWAS region
In close collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, the Council of Europe has supported the delivery of the Introductory Training of Trainers Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for judges and prosecutors from the English-speaking countries of the ECOWAS Region. The course has followed an...
Hemispheric Forum on International Cooperation against Cybercrime
The first Hemispheric Forum on International Cooperation against Cybercrime will open on 5 December in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Forum is a joint effort of international and regional organizations to better coordinate and complement their initiatives in support of Latin American and...
The African Union and the Council of Europe renew their joint commitment against cybercrime
The Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC) of the Council of Europe was invited by the African Union Commission to participate in the second meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT formed by Ministers of Communication and Information Technologies from the African...
GLACY+: Advanced Judicial Course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence in Ghana
The objective of this activity was to deliver a revised and updated version of the Advanced Judicial Training materials tailored for Ghana to an audience of trainers previously trained under the GLACY+ Project, in April 2017. The advanced training materials are intended to reinforce the knowledge...
Improving cybercrime reporting and related criminal justice statistics in the Dominican Republic
The Council of Europe conducted an advisory mission with various Dominican public institutions such as the INDOTEL, National Police, DNI, DICAT, the Prosecution Service, and the Judiciary at the INDOTEL premises in Santo Domingo with the objective to gather information on cybercrime reporting...
GLACY+: Second Residential Workshop for District Judges and Magistrates in Sri Lanka
The second session of the Workshop on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, dedicated to Sri Lankan District Judges and Magistrates across the country, is taking place in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 13-15 October. The residential workshop is organized under the structure of an introductory judicial course,...
GLACY+: Developing partnerships against cybercrime in Africa
An INTERPOL working group meeting for heads of cybercrime units in Africa aims to boost cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector. Bringing together cyber experts from 10 countries, the three-day (11 – 13 October) meeting will review the challenges posed by cybercrime in the...
GLACY+: National delivery of the Introductory Judicial Course on Cybercrime and E-Evidence for Judges and Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic
EN: The Council of Europe, through the project GLACY+, conducted training for judges and prosecutors from the Dominican Republic at the National Judicial School. A selected group of four national trainers previously trained by the Council of Europe delivered a 3 days basic judicial course on...
Introductory Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence Training of Trainers Course for the Pacific Region
The first Introductory Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence Training of Trainers Course for the Pacific Region is taking place in Nuku'alofa, the Kingdom of Tonga between 25 and 29 September. Judges from Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are participating in this course delivered by Council...
ECOWAS and the Council of Europe joined forces to help West African countries in the fight against cybercrime
Multiple legislative standards exist at both regional and international levels to help countries address cybercrime in a coordinated manner. ECOWAS Community texts on electronic transactions, personal data protection or the fight against cybercrime and the African Union’s Malabo Convention are...
Specialized Training on Cybercrime and Digital Forensics kicks off in Accra
GLACY+: Worldwide delivery of ECTEG courses starts in Ghana
In the framework of the collaboration between Council of Europe, INTERPOL and ECTEG, aimed at strengthening law enforcement capacities worldwide, a special programme for Ghanaian cybercrime investigators and other public agencies has taken place on 11-14 September 2017 in Accra. Some 30...
GLACY+: Workshop on data protection and overall police capabilities organized by INTERPOL in Senegal
The training workshop was devoted to highlighting the added value for the police community of developing an adequate data protection regime. In this respect, INTERPOL's data protection model based on international standards and articulated in a detailed legal instrument, the INTERPOL Data...
GLACY+: Residential Workshop on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for Intake of New Judges in Sri Lanka
The Council of Europe, through the GLACY+ project, organized a residential training workshop for the intake of new Judges in Sri Lanka on Cybercrime and Electronic evidence. A group of 22 new young judges are now equipped to deal with cybercrime cases and have knowledge of all aspects of...
GLACY+: Special program on cybercrime and e-evidence for the judiciary in Nepal delivered by Sri Lankan trainer-justices
Organized under the GLACY+ framework, on the initiative of the National Judicial Academy of Nepal and of the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, the Special Program on cybercrime and electronic evidence for Nepalese judges, judicial officers and prosecutors opened in Kathmandu in the presence of His...
GLACY+: Sustainable capacity building for Sri Lankan High Court Judges
More than 60 High Court Judges of Sri Lanka participated in a residential Workshop on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, held in Kalutara on 28–30 July. The initiative, supported by the GLACY+ project, was coordinated in partnership with the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute and in collaboration with...
GLACY+: Eastern African countries meet in Mauritius to address the growing threat of cybercrime in the region
As part of the GLACY+ project on Global Action on Cybercrime Extended, Mauritius - the first African country to join the Budapest Convention - hosted the East Africa Regional Conference on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence. The regional conference is co-organized by the Government of Mauritius,...
GLACY+ : First responders course to be integrated in the basic training program for officers of the Gendarmerie from West African countries
Two experts from the Council of Europe delivered a course on electronic evidence to 31 officers in training at the "l’Ecole des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale" (EOGN) in Dakar, Senegal: 2 officers from Gabon, 2 officers from Guinea, 2 officers from Madagascar and 26 officers from Senegal,...
GLACY+: Advancing cybercrime investigation and digital forensics capabilities of law enforcement agencies in the Philippines
A three day course for cybercrime investigators has been conducted in Manila by INTERPOL on 21-23 June 2017, under the framework of the GLACY+ project. Aimed at strengthening technical skills and advising on cybercrime investigation methods, digital forensics and collaboration with service...
Enhancing regional and international cooperation in the Southeast Asian region
The Philippine Department of Justice - Office of Cybercrime and the Council of Europe will jointly organise a conference for countries in the Southeast Asia region to improve regional and international cooperation against cybercrime. The conference aims to contribute to a consistent approach to...
GLACY+: Streamlining MLA on cybercrime and electronic evidence in the Philippines criminal justice system
Some 30 officials from the Department of Justice and the Law Enforcement agencies have participated in a specialized training workshop on MLA on cybercrime and electronic evidence in Tagaytay, Philippines, on 19-20 June 2017. The workshop, held in collaboration with the United States Department...
International Workshop on Cybercrime Training Strategies for Law Enforcement Agencies
A coordinated effort between the Council of Europe, INTERPOL and Europol aims to make available the training materials developed by the European Cybercrime Training and Education Group (ECTEG) to all the countries supported by current Joint Projects of the European Union and the Council of...
GLACY+: Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network Cybercrime Workshop
The main theme of this regional workshop was ‘the Pacific response to cybercrime: effective tools and good practice’, aimed at police investigators, prosecutors, and relevant information communications technology (ICT) policy makers from the Pacific island countries (Fiji, Cook Islands, Federated...
GLACY+: First Judicial Training of Trainers in the Dominican Republic
The Council of Europe implemented in Santo Domingo, the first Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) for Judges, Prosecutors and Public Defenders on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence, which took place at the Escuela Nacional de la Judicatura. With an outstanding audience of trainees...
GLACY+ Advisory mission - assisting Panamá to improve cybercrime legislation
The Council of Europe undertook an advisory mission on legislation in Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence to Panamá, within the framework of GLACY+. The mission aimed the drafting of procedural provisions and the revision of substantive provisions in the domestic legislation related to cybercrime....
GLACY+: First Training of Trainers (ToT) in Ghana
The first week-long ToT on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for judges and prosecutors was organized at the Judicial Training Institute (JTI) by the Council of Europe with the support of the National Communications Authority (NCA). The main purpose of the training is to establish a group of...
GLACY+: Judicial Training for Sri Lankan Prosecutors
A 2.5 day Introductory Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence for Sri Lankan Prosecutors was organized by the Council of Europe, together with the Attorney General's Depatment. The training focused on substantive and procedural provisions of the Budapest Convention and of the...
GLACY+: International workshop on criminal justice statistics on cybercrime and electronic evidence
A three-day International Workshop on Criminal Justice Statistics on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence has brought together in Accra, Ghana around 50 law enforcement and justice professionals involved in collecting, collating and interpreting statistics for offences of cybercrime from all across...
Special programme at CID focuses on cybercrime investigation and digital forensics capabilities of Sri Lanka Police
On 14-17 March 2017 a special programme on strengthening cybercrime investigation and digital forensics capabilities has taken place at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sri Lanka Police in Colombo. The 4-day training, attended by 35 Police officers and representatives from the Sri...
GLACY+ goes regional: First Regional Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) for West African countries
Today the Council of Europe launched the first Regional Introductory Judicial Training of Trainers (ToT) on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence to a group of 30 magistrates (Judges, and Prosecutors) and other high level judicial officers of 10 different countries from West Africa (Benin, Burkina...
Cybercrime investigation challenges focus of Council of Europe and INTERPOL initiative
Building capacity and enhancing cooperation in cyber investigations around the world is the focus of a joint initiative between the Council of Europe and the European Union, in partnership with INTERPOL. With the rapid growth in the number and sophistication of cyber-related offences, electronic...
GLACY+: Meeting the Eurojust task force
In December 2016, the Chairperson of the Eurojust Task Force on Cybercrime made an official visit to the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) to learn more about the ongoing projects implemented by the CoE in the field of cybercrime and electronic evidence. As a follow-up...
ICANN Capacity building workshop for African law enforcement
The ICANN Capacity building workshop for African law enforcement agencies (LEAs) was a first attempt to get more African countries involved in the work of the Public Safety Working Group, and it served to share experiences between the different countries and organizations represented, namely:...
GLACY+: Ghana advances its national cybersecurity strategy
The second advisory mission on Cybercrime and cybersecurity policies took place on the 19-20 January 2017 in Ghana, one of the new priority countries of the GLACY+ project. The mission led by Council of Europe staff and experts was hosted at the National Communications Authority (NCA) in Accra...
GLACY+: Developing cybersecurity and cybercrime policies in Senegal
GLACY+ kicked off its activities in 2017 with the advisory mission and workshop on cybersecurity and cybercrime policies held in Dakar, Senegal on 16-17 January. As a follow-up to the country’s accession to the Budapest Convention in December 2016, this mission aimed to further promote the...
Accession by Senegal to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism
Senegal deposited the instrument of accession and became the 51st State Party to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Another 16 have either signed or been invited to accede. Senegal also deposited the instrument of accession to the Protocol on Xenophobia and Racism. 26 States are now Party to...
Malabo and Budapest Convention: Towards complementarity
A GLACY+ study comparing the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the African Union's Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Data Protection underscores "the complementarity of both treaties. This means building on the political commitment of African leaders to take on the challenge of...
Strategic priorities on cybercrime adopted by GLACY countries
Countries participating in the project on Global Action on Cybercrime (GLACY) have adopted a set of strategic priorities to address the challenges related to cybercrime and electronic evidence. Representatives of Mauritius, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Tonga...
GLACY+ in the Dominican Republic
The Council of Europe and INTERPOL undertook a joint assessment mission to the Dominican Republic from 19 to 22 September. The mission evaluated the needs of the country with regard to cybercrime and electronic evidence. The Dominican Republic is already a Party to the Budapest Convention and now...
The Philippines making progress towards GLACY+
GLACY activities allowed the Philippines to become a forum of reference and discussion on cybercrime and cyber security matters among ASEAN states, as demonstrated by the Conference on Regional Cybercrime and Cyber security Assessment in the ASEAN region, held in Manila, Philippines, on 11-12...
GLACY Closing and GLACY+ Launching Conference
Global Action on Cybercrime: From GLACY to GLACY+
Building on the positive results of GLACY, a new joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe commenced in March 2016, that is, the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended (GLACY+). The Closing Conference of the GLACY project and the Launching Conference of GLACY+ takes place from...
Senegal: from GLACY to GLACY+
Staff of the Cybercrime Programme office (C-PROC) together with experts from the University of Montpellier and the Federal Belgian police visited Senegal authorities between 15 and 18 August. This mission had two objectives: Assess the impact of GLACY as the original project draws to an end....
Preparing for GLACY+ in Sri Lanka
A review of the progress and results achieved by Sri Lanka along the GLACY project was carried out between 8 and 11 August. The overarching aim of the mission was to assess the country’s capacity to act as hub for the South Asian region within the Global Action on Cybercrime Extended (GLACY+)...
